Dr Andrew Lunn, one of the fabulous children’s renal consultants at Nottingham Children's Hospital, is tackling the longest and most grueling Cycle Live Nottingham route this Sunday to raise money for his young patients! He's fundraising for the Big Appeal, which is funding improvements to ward areas, family accommodation and imaging equipment at Nottingham Children’s Hospital. There are still a few days left to sign up to join Dr Lunn and hundreds of other cyclists at Cycle Live on 24 June. If the 125 mile route isn't for you, you can also choose between the 25, 50, 75,and 100 mile routes. Don't forget - all riders who raise £100 or more for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust will be entered into a prize draw to win a Specialized Diverge E5 Sport road bike, generously donated by Rutland Cycling Nottingham and Specialized Concept Store Nottingham. you've got to be in it to win it! All the details are on our website 👇

Eloise, Lucy and Deb lost their friend, Samantha, to breast cancer two years ago. Last month, they held a spectacular charity ball in Samantha's honour. Over 400 people attended the Black & Green Ball at Colwick Hall Hotel, and together they raised an absolutely INCREDIBLE sum of money: £22,306.45, which was used to purchase a state-of-the-art digital mammography machine for the Nottingham Breast Institute. Samantha, who was a mum of four children, lost her battle against cancer in June 2016. The new mammography machine at the Breast Institute is a wonderful legacy to her and her family, and will benefit thousands of women in Nottingham for many years to come.

The 'Ooo' Factor is coming to Nottingham Playhouse on 23rd June and we're just a tiny bit excited! Our Fundraiser Siân won the award for best-worst joke in the Charity office.* Get your tickets to The 'Ooo' Factor - comedy, live music and performance from the exceptionally talented staff from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to our Big Appeal for Nottingham Children's Hospital. www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/events/ooofactor/ *We can confidently say that the jokes told onstage at the 'Ooo' Factor will be better than Siân's (sorry Siân!).

Are you taking part in Cycle Live Nottingham? Ask your friends and family to sponsor you, and use the opportunity to fundraise for your local hospital. Everyone who raises at least £100 will be entered into a draw to win a brand new Specialized Diverge E5 Sport worth £1,000, generously donated by Rutland Cycling Nottingham and Specialized Concept Store Nottingham. Simply set up a JustGiving page and select Nottingham Hospitals Charity as your chosen charity. More info: https://www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/events/cycle-live-nottingham/

We've been shortlisted for Local Charity of the Year 2018/19 in TWELVE Sainsbury's Local stores across Nottinghamshire! We've been fortunate enough to work with Sainsbury's teams for a few years, during which their stores have raised more than £40,000 to help us enhance care across Nottingham's hospitals. They're a tremendous bunch of people, and we really hope to continue working with them. VOTE FOR US: you can cast your vote in store or online - www.sainsburyslocalcharity.co.uk. You can also choose more than one store (you just need to refresh the browser after you cast each vote). From all of us - THANK YOU!

Today we said an incredibly sad farewell to Nick, our brilliant friend and Fundraising Manager. Nick has been with the Charity for three and a half years and, over that time, has inspired countless fundraisers to do incredible things for their hospitals. But his greatness doesn't stop there: he also ran a marathon for Zephyr's Nottingham, has worn many silly outfits on request, and bakes the best ever flapjacks (trust us). We're so lucky to have worked alongside him, and we wish him heaps of luck for the future. Farewell, Nick - we'll miss you!

To celebrate the centenary year of the Rotary Club of Nottingham, the Club's President, Paul Jones, cycled with three friends from John O'Groats to Lands End - over 900 miles! - to raise money for Nottingham Children's Hospital! The group has raised over £12,000, most of which will be spent on renovating one room within the Parent and Family Accommodation at the Children's Hospital. We caught up with Paul yesterday to hear all about his fundraising challenge and why the Rotary Club chose to support our Big Appeal for Nottingham Children's Hospital in its 100th year. Find out how you can support our Big Appeal: www.nottinghamhospitalscharity.org.uk/appeals/the-big-appeal/

We had such a great morning yesterday with the lovely folk from Gloworm Festival and White Post Farm who visited Nottingham Children's Hospital, bringing with them lots of gifts for patients, face painting, and the one and only Jasper the bunny. Thank you guys for so kindly giving up your time to put smiles on the faces of so many young patients, it was a joy!

We've been shortlisted for Local Charity of the Year 2018/19 in TWELVE Sainsbury's Local stores across Nottinghamshire! We've been fortunate enough to work with Sainsbury's teams for a few years, during which their stores have raised more than £40,000 to help us enhance care across Nottingham's hospitals. They're a tremendous bunch of people, and we really hope to continue working with them. VOTE FOR US: you can cast your vote in store or online - www.sainsburyslocalcharity.co.uk. You can also choose more than one store (you just need to refresh the browser after you cast each vote). From all of us - THANK YOU!

Ten years ago, Sandra and Darren Calow nearly lost their son Daniel shortly after his birth. In the first few weeks of his life, Daniel underwent lifesaving treatments in both Doncaster and Sheffield before being transferred to Nottingham Children's Hospital due to chronic kidney failure. In his short life Daniel had endured various hospital stays, dialysis sessions, treatments and operations, finally culminating in a successful kidney transplant in 2014. Daniel is now thriving and enjoying life. He is a happy, healthy young man who is extremely bright, kind and absolutely sport mad - he can't wait to go to the Transplant Games in August (having won medals at last year's event!). Over the last ten years, Sandra and Darren, and Darren's company Dctraining Doncaster, have worked tirelessly and selflessly to raise money for our #KinderAppeal for the Children's Renal & Urology Unit and EMEESY Kidney Network, which provides essential "psycho-social" support for children with kidney disease and their families from across the East Midlands, South Yorkshire and the East of England. It also supports transport, accommodation, kits and entry fees for the British Transplant Games, helping more young people to join the Nottingham Children's Hospital #KinderCrew, to meet other families like them, and to experience the joy and inspiration of the Games. On Saturday night, at the DC Training Gala Dinner, Darren and Sandra raised an incredible £18,935. This bring the total they have raised over the last 10 years to more than £90,000. We are so grateful for such amazing support. THANK YOU! This short video features a performance by The Other Guys Entertainment